Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has engineered an unlikely victory for the Green Bay Packers, with a huge hail mary pass on the last play of the match.

The side, which at one point trailed the Detroit Lions by 20 – 0 in Detroit, had clawed their way back to 23-20 with time left for one more play - and that was only a teaser for the crazy scenes about to unfold.

With time ticking down, Rodgers launched what should have been the last chance for the Packers.

He sent a pass downfield, where the receiver, running out of space, threw a lateral pass infield before he in turn desperately biffed it backwards 20 yards to Rodgers.

Rodgers was brought down, which should have been victory for the Lions, but the play was flagged for a facemask pull on the quarterback as he was tackled, and the Packers had another chance.

On the following play the 32-year-old Rodgers received the ball and scrambled into space, before he heaved a 61-yard bomb from his own 35-yard line.

Tight end Richard Rodgers duly caught it in a scrum of end zone traffic, cueing celebrations for the Packers and stunned silence from the home fans.